Tian Can Tu Dou - Wu Dong Qian Kun

However, a hand suddenly grabbed her wrist as she was turning around. The warmth transmitted from it caused her alluring figure to tremble. She anxiously tried to escape, but the great strength from the hand prevented her from doing so. Slight panic was revealed on her usually aloof and pretty face revealed, “You… what are you planning to… ah?”

A force was suddenly transmitted from her hand. Subsequently, she lightly crashed into a firm chest. Next, her narrow and soft waist was firmly embraced by a pair of hands.

“Thank you.”

A soft apologetic voice sounded beside her ear before she could struggle. Ling Qingzhu’s figure stopped moving as she stood there with a red face. She did not know what she ought to do. If this was someone else, it was likely that she would have drawn her sword and slashed him into two. However, she was unable to harden her heart against this fellow. All she could do was gently bite her lower lips and allowed him to take advantage of her.

However, Lin Dong did not bring things any further. He merely hugged the person in his embrace in an attempt to relief some of the apologetic feelings in his heart.

The courtyard was quiet. It was a long time later before a lovely figure finally appeared at the gate to the courtyard. She saw the two figures hugging, and curled her small lips as she released an intentional soft snort.

She might have been soft, but it immediately broke the atmosphere in the courtyard, and Ling Qingzhu abruptly recovered. She stared at Lin Dong in an embarrassed and angry manner. His actions had caused the latter’s heart to pound harder.

Before he could speak however, Ling Qingzhu had already fled in panic. Such an appearanceappearence was completely different from her usual aloof and indifferent self.

Lin Dong laughed dryly. He looked at Qingtan, who was covering her small mouth, and smiled in an embarrassed manner.

Qingtan walked to Lin Dong’s side. Her pretty eyes looked at the direction Ling Qingzhu had fled as she said, “Big brother Lin Dong, I recall that you still have a Ying Huanhuan from Dao Sect, right? If you do this…”

Lin Dong felt his head swell upon hearing this. This girl was clearly looking for trouble. He immediately extended his hand and violently rubbed Qingtan’s small head. “A child should not utter such nonsense when it comes to the matters between adults.

“I am the master of Darkness Palace, not some little child!” Qingtan said unhappily.

Lin Dong extended his finger and chuckled as he flicked Qingtan’s smooth forehead.

“Big brother Lin Dong, are you returning to Dao Sect tomorrow?” Qingtan suddenly hugged Lin Dong’s arm and happily asked.

Lin Dong nodded. From her appearance, it was likely that she had heard it from Lin Xiao.

“I want to go too!’

“No. Stay at home and keep father and mother company!”

“Father and mother have agreed!”

“No!”

“In that case, I will send a Yuan spirit message to Ying Huanhuan and tell her what you did earlier!”

“... are you asking for a beating?”

　　……

The next day, Lin Dong looked at the lovely Qingtan, who smilingly followed behind him. All he could do was to shake his head in a displeased manner. He had finally experienced this girl’s amazing pestering ability.

Ling Qingzhu stood gracefully beside him. She was currently smiling and chatting with Liu Yan, who had come to sent them off.

“Father, mother, we are leaving.” Lin Dong saw that it was almost time. He smiled and spoke towards Lin Xiao and Liu Yan.

“Okay. Be careful.”

The Lin Xiao couple nodded. Lin Dong was no longer the youth from back then. They were aware of the achievements of their son, and this made them extremely proud.

Lin Dong also grinned and replied. After which, he did not delay any longer. With a wave of his sleeve, the three of them had already turned into a ray of light and shot into the distance. They disappeared into the horizon in the blink of an eye.

Lin Dong sent Ling Qingzhu back to Nine Heavens Supreme Purity Palace after leaving the Great Yan Empire. After a period of reconstruction, Nine Heavens Supreme Purity Palace was once again complete. The Lin Dong duo stayed for a while, before bidding her goodbye and headed straight for Dao Sect.

Within half a day, the mountain range of Dao Sect once again appeared in their sights. Lin Dong’s eyes scanned the area and paused for a moment. A lovely figure was seated on the cliff atop a mountain. Her long icy-blue hair scattered downwards, and she gave off a chilling aura, causing the surrounding land to be covered in frost.

“Huanhuan?”

Lin Dong was startled when he saw the familiar figure, and hurriedly flew over with Qingtan. Meanwhile, the figure had also detected his return, and ripples appeared in her pretty but icy eyes.

“You are back?” Ying Huanhuan stood up. A slight smile surfaced on her pretty face.

“Why are you here?” Lin Dong smiled and asked.

“I was waiting for you.” Ying Huanhuan’s delicate hand lifted a strand of long icy-blue hair and laughed softly. She said it as if it was the most normal thing in the world.

Lin Dong was stunned. He gazed at Ying Huanhuan’s pretty face. Those icy-blue eyes appeared like blue gemstones. Though they were completely icy, there was some gentleness within this air freezing iciness.

Compared to the past, she seemed to have become a little quieter. Lin Dong vaguely felt that something was amiss. However, he was unable to explain it.

“You are still running around in this condition?”

Lin Dong sighed softly. He extended his hand towards her and said, “Let’s head back.”

Ying Huanhuan nodded. She smiled and a cold slender hand held Lin Dong’s hand. The iciness within her heart seemed to ripple as she felt the warmth in her palm, while the smile on her lips became even gentler.

“You are Huanhuan?”

Qingtan, who was following beside Lin Dong, looked at Ying Huanhuan, who had changed greatly from back then. She was a little stunned as she asked, “Why have you become like this?”

“Don’t ask unnecessary questions.”

Lin Dong patted Qingtan’s small head. After she, he pulled her along and directly headed towards Dao Sect. His eyes turned towards a mountain behind them just as he was about to enter Dao Sect and nodded in gratitude.

The Flame Master stood there and watched the three of them enter Dao Sect. After which, he softly sighed with a complicated expression.

After entering Dao Sect, Lin Dong was alone in the front, while Qingtan and Ying Huanhuan followed behind. The two girls knew each other from before, and had even worked together against Yuan Cang. Hence, they were rather friendly. Now that they had met again, they gave off the feeling of things between them staying the same although both of them had changed.

Several Dao Sect disciples could be seen on the way back. When they saw that Lin Dong had returned, surprise and joy emerged in their eyes. Various warm and welcoming cries could be heard even from far away.

Lin Dong gently smiled to the new disciples whose faces were still somewhat immature. From their eyes, he could see a kind of zeal. Such zeal was formed from belief, and for those who possessed this belief, if Dao Sect was to meet a similar fate as Great Desolate Sect in the very distant future, their wills will perhaps also continue to protect Dao Sect.

The trio flew up onto the main mountain peak where Ying Xuanzi and a group of Dao Sect elders were already waiting in front of the main hall. When they saw Lin Dong return, smiles surfaced on their faces. Although the flames of war in the Eastern Xuan Region had already been extinguished,. tThe morale of the entire Dao Sect could only perfectly meld together when Lin Dong was around.